SAA event in Jammu and Kashmir, Poonch District area, India on Mon 30th August 2021

Security Forces (SFs) foiled major infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 30, by killing two foreign militants, one of whom was believed to be a top ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Excelsior. SFs observed movement of a group of militants on the LoC from Chirkoot area of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and challenged them and later recovered arms, ammunition and explosives, which includes two AK-47 rifles from the location. The operation was still in progress in the area and that a search operation was going on to track remaining militants who were part of the group that was trying to infiltrate from across the LoC, adds Greater Kashmir.|Intelligence Agencies have told security apparatus in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) that Talha Ali Saif, on the directions of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operational chief identified as Rauf Asghar, has deputed Mufti Ilyas Kashmiri as operational in charge for Kashmir region and Qari Jarar as operational in charge for Jammu region. The main objective of these two new incharges deputed by JeM is to increase infiltration attempts in the coming 2-3 months, reports Republic on August 30.